Editing Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

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'''Lansdowne''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania]], United States, located {{convert|6|mi|0}} southwest of  [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City Philadelphia]]. It was named for the [[Marquess of Lansdowne]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the borough had a population of 10,620.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4241440| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lansdowne borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 28, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213071530/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4241440| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Lansdowne grew quickly in the early part of the twentieth century, when a railroad stop was established near the intersection of Lansdowne Avenue and Baltimore Pike. The borough is primarily residential, with a commercial center near the original railroad stop. The borough also contained some light industrial buildings, which have been in decline in recent decades.

The borough is sometimes erroneously spelled "Landsdowne" or confused with [[Lansdale, Pennsylvania|Lansdale]], in nearby [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]].

==Geography==
Lansdowne is located in eastern Delaware County at {{Coord|39|56|29|N|75|16|31|W|type:city}} (39.941345, -75.275343).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the southeast by [[Yeadon, Pennsylvania|Yeadon]], to the southwest by [[Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania|Clifton Heights]], and to the north, east, west, and south by [[Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby Township]]. [[Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania|Drexel Hill]], a part of Upper Darby Township, borders Lansdowne to the northwest, and the borough of [[East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania|East Lansdowne]] is just {{convert|0.1|mi}} east of the Lansdowne border.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|3.1|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> [[Darby Creek (Pennsylvania)|Darby Creek]], a tributary of the [[Delaware River]], forms the southwestern and southern borders of the borough.

==Demographics==
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|1890= 875
|1900= 2630
|1910= 4066
|1920= 4797
|1930= 9023
|1940= 10837
|1950= 12169
|1960= 12601
|1970= 14090
|1980= 11891
|1990= 11712
|2000= 11044
|2010= 10620
|2020= 11107
|footnote=<ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Pennsylvania|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/17216604v1p40ch02.pdf|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-40.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2020|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lansdowneboroughpennsylvania/PST045219}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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===2020===
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Lansdowne borough, Pennsylvania – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 –Lansdowne borough, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US4241440|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lansdowne borough, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4241440&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lansdowne borough, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4241440&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|8,236
|4,848
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,614
|74.57%
|45.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32.54%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,063
|4,670
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,909
|18.68%
|43.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53.20%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|9
|19
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32
|0.08%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|313
|375
|style='background: #ffffe6; |401
|2.83%
|3.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.61%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|22
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |95
|0.20%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.86%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|238
|336
|style='background: #ffffe6; |472
|2.16%
|3.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.25%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|163
|353
|style='background: #ffffe6; |584
|1.48%
|3.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.26%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''11,044'''
|'''10,620'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''11,107'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 10,620 people, 4,589 households, and 2,667 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|8,990.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,975 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4,211.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 47.1% White, 44.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.7% [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 3.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.3% of the population.<ref name="Census 2010 DP">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US4241440| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Lansdowne borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 27, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213114545/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US4241440| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

There were 4,589 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were [[marriage|husband–wife families]], 15.2% had a woman householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of people living alone, and 10.9% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31, and the average family size was 3.04.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

In the borough 21.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.2% were from 18 to 24, 28.2% were from 25 to 44, 30.0% were from 45 to 64, and 12.4% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.7 years. For every 100 women there were 86.1 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

For the period 2010–14, the estimated median annual income for a household in the borough was $56,020, and the median income for a family was $74,656. Male full-time workers had a median income of $51,534 versus $50,276 for women. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $31,158. About 10.1% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_5YR/DP03/1600000US4241440| title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Lansdowne borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 28, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213042210/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_5YR/DP03/1600000US4241440| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Education==

===Primary and secondary schools===

====Public schools====
[[William Penn School District]] serves Lansdowne.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42045_delaware/DC20SD_C42045.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Delaware County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2023-11-05}}</ref> The district was created in 1972; prior to that year, Lansdowne was in the Lansdowne-Aldan School District.<ref name=Hilfertylibrary>{{cite news|last=Hilferty|first=John|title=East Lansdowne's Heart Big|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|place=[[Philadelphia]]|date=1972-11-05|pages=1 N-W,  N-W}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/134708993/ Clipping of first] and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/134709022/ of second page] at [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>
* Ardmore Avenue Elementary School (K-6)
* Penn Wood Middle School (7-8) (Darby)
* Penn Wood High School 9th Grade Academy, Cypress Street Campus, (9) (Yeadon)
* [[Penn Wood High School]], Green Avenue Campus, (10-12)

====Private schools====
Lansdowne Friends School is a Quaker elementary school.

[[Saint Philomena's Church (Lansdowne)|Saint Philomena School]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia]] operated for over 100 years{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} before closing in 2011 due to a decrease in the number of students.<ref name=Bayliss2nd>{{cite web|author=Bayliss, Kelly|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/2-delco-catholic-schools-to-close-for-good/1904217/|title=2 Delco Catholic Schools to Close for Good |publisher=[[NBC Philadelphia]]|date=2011-06-08|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> In the 2010–2011 school year it had 141 students.<ref name=CareyKathleenStPhilomena>{{cite web|author=Carey, Kathleen|url=https://www.delcotimes.com/news/closing-of-st-philomenas-leaves-only-memories/article_4c68a0bc-7971-56c9-80b2-7053f351b767.html|title=Closing of St. Philomena's leaves only memories |work=[[Delco Times]]|date=2011-06-20|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> It had 88 would-be students for the 2011–2012 school year that did not arrive. The ''[[Delco Times]]'' stated that had the school remained open, it would have had to reduce enrichment services.<ref name=RodgersQuinn2Close>{{cite web|author=Rodgers, Loretta|author2=Rose Quinn|url=https://www.delcotimes.com/news/st-philomena-and-our-lady-of-charity-schools-to-close/article_6c5abfd4-070d-5646-ba31-a7f102dc0aa1.html|title=St. Philomena and Our Lady of Charity schools to close (With Videos)|work=[[Delco Times]]|date=2011-06-07|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> There would have been four students in the second grade, and three other classes each would have had fewer than 10 students.<ref name=CareyKathleenStPhilomena/>

==Features==
[[File:St. Philomena school Lansdowne PA.JPG|thumb|St. Philomena School]]
[[File:Lansdowne PA Fire Station 19.JPG|thumb|Fire Station 19]]
[[File:Albertson1.JPG|thumb|The Albertson subdivision, built between 1890 and 1940, is a historic district recognized by the [[National Register of Historic Places]].]]
Lansdowne was once a vacation resort for residents of Philadelphia. People traveled by rail and horse to relax in the borough's Victorian homes. Many of the homes have since been turned into multiple-dwelling apartments which, due to zoning law changes, is no longer an option. Lansdowne is trying to preserve the integrity of its stately homes.

It is home to numerous arts and music organizations, including the [[Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra]], Celebration Theater, the [[Lansdowne Folk Club]], Jamey's House of Music and the Lansdowne Arts Festival. The Farmers Market runs, rain or shine, on Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm, between Memorial Day and Halloween.
 
The fire department was incorporated December 4, 1894, and provides a career ambulance service alongside a volunteer fire service. The borough's fire service is supplemented by the Yeadon, Clifton Heights, East Lansdowne, and Garrettford-Drexel Hill Fire Companies.  Lansdowne is also the site of the [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]] Healthcare Clinic<ref>{{Cite web|last=America|first=Recovery Centers of|title=Newsweek Names Recovery Centers of America at Danvers and Recovery Centers of America at Westminster As Top Tier Addiction Treatment Providers in Massachusetts|url=https://www.wfmz.com/news/pr_newswire/pr_newswire_health/newsweek-names-recovery-centers-of-america-at-danvers-and-recovery-centers-of-america-at-westminster/article_c8bb53a0-d619-5031-843d-9d4da190bf95.html|access-date=2020-09-15|website=WFMZ.com|language=en}}</ref> to treat addiction, run by Recovery Centers of America.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Locations|url=https://recoverycentersofamerica.com/locations/|access-date=2020-09-15|website=Recovery Centers of America|language=en-US}}</ref>

The borough has several historic buildings, including a movie theater and clubhouse, and [[List of Registered Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania#Lansdowne|two areas]] that are on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. They are the [[Lansdowne Theatre|Lansdowne Theater]], [[Twentieth Century Club of Lansdowne]], [[Henry Albertson Subdivision Historic District]], and [[Lansdowne Park Historic District]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> There has recently been a movement to re-open the theater. The marquee was ceremoniously re-lit on October 5, 2012<ref>{{cite web|last=Tustin|first=Kevin|title=Lansdowne Theater lit again after 25 years|url=http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2012/10/06/news_of_delaware_county/news/doc506fa03ce608f256128094.txt|access-date=December 5, 2012}}</ref>  after much reconstruction, indicating that the movement is healthy.

A community of Scottish weavers lived and worked on Scottdale Road by the Darby Creek in the 19th century.  Some of their houses are still in existence.  A Quaker community and a Friends' Meeting House are located on Lansdowne Avenue.

Lansdowne is also home to a 350-year-old [[sycamore]] tree, one of the largest in the state of Pennsylvania.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Sycamore Park Pennsylvania {{!}} Official Travel Guide|url = http://www.visitpa.com/pa-museums/sycamore-park|website = www.visitpa.com|access-date = 2015-12-29}}</ref>

==Environmental remediation==
The W.L. Cummings Radium Processing Co. conducted [[radium]] enrichment processing for medical research at their facility on Austin Avenue from 1915 to 1920.<ref name=AustinAve>{{cite web |title=AUSTIN AVENUE RADIATION SITE DELAWARE COUNTY, PA |url=https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.cleanup&id=0304433 |website=www.cumulis.epa.gov |publisher=U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> The operations created radioactive waste of a sandy material called [[tailings]]. Building contractors used the tailings in mortar for the construction of walls and foundations in houses and businesses built nearby. The [[U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) checked thousands of properties in a 12.5 mile radius of the original contaminated site through usage of a van loaded with radiation detection instrumentation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scope of Lansdowne Radiation Problem Still Unclear |url=https://apnews.com/article/ce722f70a05d34399c00bba2435e1c4d |website=www.apnews.com |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>  The EPA discovered 40 residential properties in Lansdowne and nearby East Lansdowne, Upper Darby, Aldan, Yeadon and Darby contaminated with radium, [[thorium]], [[radon]] and [[asbestos]].  In 1995, the EPA and the [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] partnered to conduct clean-up operations which included dismantling the contaminated W.L. Cummings warehouse, removal of contaminated soil and rebuilding 11 homes.  A five-year review conducted by the EPA in 2000 concluded that the clean-up has been effective.<ref name=AustinAve/>

A [[University of Pennsylvania]] professor, Dicran Kabakjian, developed the radium enrichment process for W.L. Cummings. He set up a separate business in the basement of his home at 105 Stratford Avenue. From 1924 to 1944, Kabakjian processed enriched [[radium]] ore for usage in radium-tipped needles.<ref name=AP/> The processing activities in the basement resulted in radium contamination of the house and nearby properties. The EPA placed the site on the [[National Priorities List]] in 1985 and conducted clean-up activities between 1986 and 1989.<ref name=EPA/> The house was dismantled and carted away by the EPA to a special landfill at a cost of $12 million.<ref name=AP>{{cite web |title=EPA Finds No Contamination in West Philadelphia |url=https://apnews.com/article/1721bf59831748d2f5368045bbe8a040 |website=www.apnews.com |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>  Following clean-up activities, the site was removed from the [[Superfund]] list in 1991.<ref name=EPA>{{cite web |title=LANSDOWNE RADIATION SITE LANSDOWNE, PA |url=https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.cleanup&id=0301596 |website=www.cumulis.epa.gov |publisher=U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-10-24 14 51 25 View northeast along Baltimore Avenue just northeast of Lansdowne Avenue in Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|Baltimore Avenue in Lansdowne]]}}
As of 2010 there were {{convert|24.92|mi}} of public roads in Lansdowne, of which {{convert|3.25|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|21.67|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/23412.pdf|title=Lansdowne Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 12, 2023}}</ref>

No numbered highways serve Lansdowne directly. Main thoroughfares in the borough include Baltimore Avenue, which follows a southwest-to-northwest alignment, and Lansdowne Avenue, which follows as northwest-to-southeast alignment. The two roads meet near the center of town.

Lansdowne is served by [[SEPTA Regional Rail]]'s [[Media/Wawa Line]] at [[Lansdowne station (SEPTA)|Lansdowne Station]] and [[Gladstone station (SEPTA)|Gladstone Station]] providing service to [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City Philadelphia]]. [[SEPTA Suburban Bus]] routes {{SEPTA bus link|113|115|107}}, and {{SEPTA bus link|109}} connect the borough with [[69th Street Transit Center]], [[Darby Transportation Center]], and [[Chester Transit Center]]. The [[Media–Sharon Hill Line]] is immediately adjacent to the borough along Garrett Road in nearby Upper Darby Township

==Notable people==
*[[Leroy Burrell]], former world champion, world record holder, Olympic silver medalist in the 100 meters, and current track coach at the [[University of Houston]]
*[[Pat Croce]], former [[Philadelphia 76ers]] president and founder of Novacare
*[[Jessica Dragonette]], former singer and movie actress
*[[Steve Gunn (musician)|Steve Gunn]], musician
*[[Bruce Harlan]], 1948 Olympic gold medalist in diving
*[[Joan Jett]], rock musician
*[[Jeff LaBar]], best known from the band [[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]]
*[[Andrea Lee (author)|Andrea Lee]], [[The New Yorker|New Yorker]] short story writer
*[[Joe Lunardi]], ESPN college basketball analyst and creator of "Bracketology"
*[[John P. McDonald]], librarian and director of libraries at the [[University of Connecticut]]
*[[Larry Mendte]], former anchorman for [[KYW-TV|CBS3]] in [[Philadelphia]]
*[[Winant Sidle]], [[U.S. Army]] major general
*[[Kurt Vile]], indie rock musician
*[[Frank D. Wagner (lawyer)|Frank D. Wagner]], Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.lansdowneborough.com/ Borough of Lansdowne official website]

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